COVID-19 in Indian Country
CARES Act Litigation: Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a long-running COVID-19 dispute.
Supreme Court
CARES Act Litigation: Shawnee Tribe v. Yellen (Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin)
A federal judge will hold a status conference in Shawnee Tribe v. Yellen, formerly known as Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin, on February 17, 2021.
Department of Justice
A project manager employed by a major retailer was charged for allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
‘Incompetence’: Update in CARES Act Litigation
The Trump administration might not distribute the remaining $3.2 billion in coronavirus relief funds to tribes next week as originally promised.
Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Listening Session
The Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives is resuming its public outreach to Indian Country, with the first virtual listening session taking place on May 27, 2020.
Department of Justice
The Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives announced four listening sessions to be conducted by teleconference in May and June.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Bernhardt
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is in federal court to prevent the Trump administration from taking its reservation out of trust amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily Treasury Statement (Department of the Treasury)
The Daily Treasury Statement continues to show much of the coronavirus relief fund is going to tribal governments.
Another CARES Act Lawsuit
The Ute Tribe filed a third CARES Act lawsuit on April 23, 2020, as a federal judge weighs the fate of an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund.
CARES Act lawsuit delay
The Trump administration still doesn't know how it's going to distribute an $8 billion coronavirus relief fund to Indian Country, just days before payments are supposed to go out.
National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians is extremely disappointed and disturbed by the release of sensitive CARES Act information submitted by tribes.
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